Indian Journalists Association bids The Indian Journalists Association hosted a farewell dinner for the Indian High Commissioner HE Ranjan Mathai. Present at the dinner were Minister for Employment Priti Patel, Indian tycoon GP Hinduja, Lord Meghnad Desai, Lady Kishwari Desai, entrepreneur and hotelier Joginder Sanger, Asian Voice and Gujarat Samachar Publisher CB Patel, FICCI UK Director Pratik Dattani, Storyteller/Narrator Seema Anand, Head of Chancery, Indian High Commission, Prashant Pise.
Mr Mathai and Miss Patel both reflected a few thoughts on the recent visit of the Indian Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi in the UK and discussed the thriving Indo-British bilateral relationship, including the recent listing of rupee bond and its growing importance. The opening remark was made by Aditi Khanna, President, IJA. A vote of thanks was given by Rupanjana Dutta, Secretary. Ashis Ray, former President of the IJA gave a short speech on behalf of the past Presidents of the IJA.
Navtej Singh Sarna, an Indian Foreign Service officer, will be India’s next High Commissioner to UK, the External Affairs Ministry has confirmed.
Sarna was the longest-serving spokesperson of the ministry and its most visible face from 2002 to 2008. He served as India’s ambassador to Israel from 2008 to 2012. Sarna is also well-versed in Russian and Polish languages and has served in various Indian missions, including Moscow, Warsaw, Tehran, Geneva, Thimphu and Washington.
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